Ethnic Studies at Howard University

Every ethnic studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ethnic studies program at Howard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 10,859. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies from Howard.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Ethnic Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Howard Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

Howard Ethnic Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ethnic studies programs across the country. The following shows how Howard performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ethnic studies major at Howard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Ethnic Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	32
Most Popular Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at Howard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ethnic studies majors at Howard University.

Howard Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 ethnic studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from Howard. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ethnic studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Howard University with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Howard also has a doctoral program available in ethnic studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other)
• Area Studies

Careers That Ethnic Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ethnic studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Interpreters and Translators	490	$93,730

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.